Medical Weight Loss Clinic Near Herndon, VA

BeLite Medical Center is a physician-supervised weight loss practice in the City of Fairfax, about 14 miles south-east of Herndon. BeLite has been treating weight loss since 1995, and our Fairfax office has served patients from Herndon and across Northern Virginia since 1996. Your first consultation is free.

Where is BeLite in relation to Herndon?

We are at 3923 Blenheim Blvd, Suite 61A, Fairfax, VA 22030, just south of Fairfax Circle. Free parking is available at the office park. Herndon is a straight run down the Fairfax County Parkway, and the drive is simpler than the distance suggests.

Driving from Herndon: From downtown Herndon, take Herndon Parkway round to the Fairfax County Parkway and follow it south past Reston and Fair Oaks to Route 50 (Lee Jackson Memorial Highway). Turn east on Route 50 and stay with it into the City of Fairfax, where it becomes Fairfax Boulevard; carry on toward Fairfax Circle and follow the signs onto Blenheim Boulevard south to 3923 Blenheim Boulevard, Suite 61A. It is a longer distance than most of our localities but an easier drive than many of them, because almost all of it is on two roads.

Estimated driving time: approximately 25 to 35 minutes, depending on traffic.

By public transit: Herndon has its own Silver Line station now, but the Silver Line runs east toward Tysons and the District rather than south toward us. Getting here by rail means riding in to East Falls Church, changing to the Orange Line out to Vienna/Fairfax–GMU, and then a bus or a short ride — comfortably over an hour. Our Herndon patients drive.

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What does the program involve?

BeLite specializes in the pharmacotherapy of obesity: prescription medications that reduce hunger and cravings, combined with a nutrition plan, exercise guidance, and close medical supervision. Because these are serious medications, patients are seen by a medical practitioner at least every four to five weeks to monitor progress, check for side effects, and adjust treatment.

We treat people who are healthy and overweight as well as people with significant medical problems. There are no contracts. If you come for a consultation and decide not to enroll, you pay nothing.

Which medications does BeLite prescribe?

Depending on your medical history and goals, your practitioner may recommend:

• Zepbound (tirzepatide)
• Wegovy (semaglutide)
• Phentermine
• Oral GLP-1 medications: Foundayo (orforglipron) and the Wegovy pill

Selected medications can be dispensed at our on-site pharmacy, so some patients, if they choose to, can leave their appointment with their prescriptions in hand. See the full list on our medications page.

Also available at BeLite

Alongside weight management, BeLite offers Xeomin — an FDA-approved botulinum toxin type A injection that smooths frown lines, forehead lines and crow's feet. It is the same class of treatment as Botox, with comparable effectiveness and duration; BeLite chose Xeomin because its formulation contains only the active molecule, without the accessory proteins that may contribute to resistance over years of use. Treatments are given by a certified physician assistant or board-certified nurse practitioner. Results appear over three to seven days and last three to four months, with no downtime, and the consultation is free.

Xeomin at BeLite · Why we chose Xeomin over Botox

Who provides the care?

Appointments are with Board Certified Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners who specialize in weight loss medications, under the supervision of our Medical Director, Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Rothman is a Board Certified Psychiatrist with a doctorate in pharmacology and extensive publications on the pharmacotherapy of obesity. Meet our medical providers.

Are appointments in person or virtual?

Your first visit is in person at our Fairfax office. We believe in-person care produces better results, and it is how we start every patient. Virtual follow-up visits may be offered to stable patients when approved by our Medical Director. Read why we favor in-person care.

What do patients say?

“I love having the monthly check-ins, the convenience of the on-site pharmacy, and the friendly staff.”

— Michelle, BeLite patient

Read more testimonials or view before-and-after photos.

Eating, Walking and Training in Herndon

Two parts of the program happen between appointments: how you eat day to day, and how you move. Herndon is an incorporated town rather than a stretch of county, which shows up in practical ways: it runs its own parks, and the walkable part of it is a real downtown around Elden Street and the old railway depot rather than a shopping centre. Everything below is in Herndon. We have no affiliation with any of them.

Places to walk

The spine of walking in Herndon is the old railway bed. The Washington & Old Dominion Trail runs straight through the middle of town past the restored depot, which is why downtown Herndon feels made for walking in a way that most of Fairfax County does not — you can park once, walk the trail, and finish at a cafe. The three parks below either sit on that trail or connect to the stream valley network behind it.

One thing to know before you look anything up: the Town of Herndon’s published policy is that its parks are open dawn to dusk, with floodlit sports pitches running later. Several of these parks show fixed clock hours online instead, and at least one of those listings has been merged with the community centre building that shares its address. Treat the town’s policy as the real answer and the online hours as a guess.

• Sugarland Run Stream Valley Trail, 12200 Parkstream Terrace, Herndon, VA 20170 — roughly four miles of asphalt, and walkers describe it as mostly flat and very easy going, which makes it the single best surface in Herndon for someone starting out. It is also the one with a catch worth reading twice: the northern and southern sections cross the creek on stepping stones that only work in dry weather. One walker counted eight crossings and reported slipping in trainers. Ask for the Connector section, which is the stretch with no crossing on it. Street parking in a residential area only, and no restrooms anywhere along it.
• Runnymede Park, 195 Herndon Pkwy, Herndon, VA 20170 — meadow, forest and stream trails inside the town limits, under a heavy tree canopy, with free parking at the entrance and benches to stop at. It links straight into the Sugarland Run network, so it is as short or as long as you want. Mostly dirt and gravel with some paved walkway: the town describes an accessible paved trail here, but regular visitors describe the network as predominantly soft surface, so ring 703-435-6800 and ask which entrance to use if that matters to you. Download the trail map first — full maps are posted in only a few places. A portable toilet is the only facility.
• Bready Park, 814 Ferndale Ave, Herndon, VA 20170 — walking and cycling paths, plenty of parking, proper restrooms and plenty of benches in the shade, right beside the Herndon Community Center and a step from the W&OD Trail, which makes it the easiest place in town to combine a short loop with a longer stretch of the trail. Two honest notes: the walking loop is modest, because this is mainly a courts-and-pitches park; and the restrooms draw regular complaints about their condition. The clock hours shown online for this park belong to the community centre building next door, not to the park.

Eating out without starting over

Your plan is built around normal food in smaller quantities, not special meals. Herndon has an unusual advantage here, and it is concentrated in about two hundred yards of Elden Street: the town has a plant-based cafe and an organic market counter next door to each other, either of which will hand you a meal that needs no editing. The third entry is there because grilled meat and a salad is the other reliable order, and you should not have to go vegan to eat sensibly.

• GreenFare Organic Cafe, 408 Elden St, Herndon, VA 20170 — organic, whole plant-based cooking prepared, in their own words, without added salt, oil or sugar. We have not found another restaurant in Northern Virginia that states that, and it lines up with dietary advice more literally than anything else on these pages. It also runs cooking classes and a twenty-one day programme, so the room is full of people doing the same thing you are. Open from 11:00 AM Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday; the cafe and Google give different closing times, so ring 703-689-0506 if you are going late. Portions are large and it is not a quick lunch.
• Naked Lunch, 424 Elden St, Herndon, VA 20170 — a counter inside MOM’s Organic Market, not a separate shopfront, so look for the supermarket. You build a bowl — base, toppings, dressing — which is the easiest way there is to control a meal, and the cauliflower and chickpea tacos get named again and again. Open 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM every day. Two practical notes: one portion is big enough to split, and the seating is high bar stools with an awkward footrail, so if your knees or hips are the problem, take it away.
• Sorrento Grill, Centreville Rd, Herndon, VA 20171 — counter service, family run, charbroiled kabobs of chicken, beef, lamb and salmon, and — unusually — proper salad entrees you can add a grilled protein to, which saves the usual negotiation over the rice. Open 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Saturday and from noon on Sunday. We have deliberately left the street number off: the restaurant’s own site and its Google listing give different numbers in the same shopping centre, so use the map link or ring 703-793-8030 rather than trusting either.

Gyms and studios

Strength training protects muscle while you lose weight, which is why we raise it with every patient. Herndon splits neatly into three kinds of room, and the three below are one of each: somewhere a coach builds the session around you, somewhere the equipment keeps the impact off your joints, and somewhere with a proper weights floor once you are ready for it.

• Beyond Biomechanics, 2341 Dulles Station Blvd, Suite 8, Herndon, VA 20171 — one-to-one only, built around corrective exercise and coaching people through and out of injury. The reviews are the reason it is here: a client who had tried several treatments for persistent shoulder pain and finished pain-free, and another who had done six months of physiotherapy on a knee and now trains harder than before with no pain afterwards. The first consultation is free. Be aware that some of the clientele are training for obstacle races, so say plainly what you want — the programme is built to the person, not to the room. Open 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Thursday, mornings only on Friday, closed at weekends. 703-347-4269.
• BODYBAR Pilates, 340 Elden St, Herndon, VA 20170 — reformer and tower Pilates, which is low-impact by the nature of the equipment and therefore one of the gentler ways back into resistance work. The studio says no prior experience is needed and that instructors give options for every level; clients across a wide age range say the same thing in their own words. There is an introductory class offer, though the price is not published. Grip socks are required and sold there. Note: the studio trades as BODYBAR Pilates Reston and its web address says Reston, but it is physically on Elden Street in Herndon. Hours are not published anywhere, so book from the online schedule or ring 703-621-0996.
• REPFIT Gym, 360 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 100, Herndon, VA 20170 — locally owned, and the real weights room of the three: a broad free-weight and machine floor including some old Nautilus pieces, turf, a sauna and a cold plunge. Owners are usually on the floor, which is the part that matters if you do not yet know what you are doing. The first visit is free, and that plus one-to-one training is the way in here — the group classes run to high-intensity formats, so they are not where to begin. Staffed hours run 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday to Thursday, 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday and 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday; round-the-clock access is a higher membership tier, which is why the "open 24 hours" you may see online is misleading. 571-512-8558.

Listings and links verified October 2026. Hours and offerings change; please confirm with the business before you go.

We also serve patients in Reston, Chantilly and Great Falls. See those pages for directions and hours.

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